ES2525221T3 - Apparatus and method for classifying fresh food items based on weight - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for classifying fresh food items based on weight Download PDF

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ES2525221T3
ES2525221T3 ES07706201.6T ES07706201T ES2525221T3 ES 2525221 T3 ES2525221 T3 ES 2525221T3 ES 07706201 T ES07706201 T ES 07706201T ES 2525221 T3 ES2525221 T3 ES 2525221T3
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/36—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B07C5/38—Collecting or arranging articles in groups
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A22—BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH
    • A22C—PROCESSING MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH
    • A22C25/00—Processing fish ; Curing of fish; Stunning of fish by electric current; Investigating fish by optical means
    • A22C25/04—Sorting fish; Separating ice from fish packed in ice
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/16—Sorting according to weight
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J11/00—Manipulators not otherwise provided for
    • B25J11/0045—Manipulators used in the food industry
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J15/00—Gripping heads and other end effectors
    • B25J15/0014—Gripping heads and other end effectors having fork, comb or plate shaped means for engaging the lower surface on a object to be transported
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J9/00—Program-controlled manipulators
    • B25J9/0093—Program-controlled manipulators co-operating with conveyor means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/912—Endless feed conveyor with means for holding each item individually

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  • Robotics (AREA)
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Abstract

Un aparato para clasificar artículos (100) de comida fresca en base a al menos una característica de los artículos (100) de comida fresca, en el que la clasificación comprende apilar porciones de los artículos de comida fresca en recipientes (20, 21, 40-45), comprendiendo el aparato: - medios (2, 3) de determinación para determinar uno o más parámetros característicos que indican las características de los artículos de comida fresca, - una cinta transportadora primera (6) para transportar los artículos de comida fresca a lo largo de una trayectoria de transporte de bucle cerrado, comprendiendo la cinta transportadora un número de porta-artículos (10, 11, 14) unidos a la cinta transportadora para sujetar los artículos (103, 104) durante el transporte a lo largo de la trayectoria de transporte de bucle cerrado, - medios (7, 8) de disposición para disponer los artículos en los porta-artículos (10, 11, 14), estando adaptados los porta-artículos para mantener la dirección de plano inicial y la orientación inicial de los artículos de comida fresca desde donde se disponen los artículos de comida fresca de manera predefinida en los porta-artículos hasta que los artículos han sido distribuidos en los recipientes, - un procesador para usar uno o más parámetros característicos para seleccionar los porta-artículos adecuados para la clasificación, y - medios (54) de retirada para retirar los artículos de comida fresca de los porta-artículos a los recipientes; y en el que los medios de determinación comprenden unos medios (3) de determinación de peso, y en el que los parámetros característicos que indican las características de los artículos incluyen el peso de los artículos de comida fresca.An apparatus for classifying fresh food items (100) based on at least one characteristic of fresh food items (100), wherein the classification comprises stacking portions of fresh food items in containers (20, 21, 40 -45), the apparatus comprising: - determination means (2, 3) for determining one or more characteristic parameters indicating the characteristics of the fresh food items, - a first conveyor belt (6) for transporting the fresh food items along a closed loop transport path, the conveyor belt comprising a number of article holders (10, 11, 14) attached to the conveyor belt to hold the items (103, 104) during transport along the closed loop transport path, - means (7, 8) of arrangement for arranging the articles in the article holders (10, 11, 14), the article holders being adapted to maintain the direction No initial plan and initial orientation of the fresh food items from where the fresh food items are arranged in a predefined manner in the article holders until the items have been distributed in the containers, - a processor for using one or more characteristic parameters for selecting suitable article holders for classification, and - withdrawal means (54) for removing fresh food items from article holders to containers; and wherein the means of determination comprise means (3) for determining weight, and in which the characteristic parameters indicating the characteristics of the items include the weight of the fresh food items.

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Aunque solo se muestra una placa 88 de soporte y una balanza 94 típicamente habría tales dispositivos en múltiples localizaciones de recepción que pueden ser de cualquier número. Although only one support plate 88 and one balance 94 are typically shown there would be such devices in multiple receiving locations that can be of any number.

En una realización puede haber múltiples artículos en los porta-artículos y hay múltiples platillos de empuje para 5 cada porta-artículos sobre cada localización de recepción y puede así ser controlado qué artículos en el portaartículos son liberados en los recipientes. In one embodiment there may be multiple items in the article holders and there are multiple push plates for each item holder on each receiving location and thus it can be controlled which items in the article holder are released into the containers.

Aunque nos hemos centrado en primer lugar en las realizaciones en llenar recipientes también es posible que la localización de recepción sea una cinta transportadora o incluso otra unidad de carrusel del mismo tipo como se 10 describe aquí. Although we have focused primarily on embodiments of filling containers, it is also possible that the receiving location is a conveyor belt or even another carousel unit of the same type as described herein.

En una realización la cinta transportadora de carrusel puede ser suministrada directamente con el brazo (7) de robot In one embodiment the carousel conveyor belt can be supplied directly with the robot arm (7)

o incluso manualmente. or even manually.

15 Ejemplo 15 Example

Asumamos que estamos haciendo paquetes de 3000 g con un excedente mínimo. Asumamos también que el peso de los artículos que viene en la cinta transportadora de entrada viene en el orden mostrado y que sus pesos son los siguientes: Let's assume that we are making 3000 g packages with a minimum surplus. Let us also assume that the weight of the items that come on the input conveyor belt comes in the order shown and that their weights are as follows:

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Núm No.
Peso (g) Weight (g)

1 one
539 539

2 2
546 546

3 3
455 455

4 4
475 475

5 5
450 450

6 6
538 538

7 7
530 530

8 8
548 548

9 9
495 495

1010
489  489

11eleven
486  486

1212
533  533

1313
499  499

1414
539  539

15fifteen
535  535

1616
522  522

1717
506  506

1818
458  458

1919
466  466

20twenty
474  474

21twenty-one
541  541

2222
492  492

232. 3
545  545

2424
474  474

2525
529  529

2626
486  486

2727
490  490

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